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Halifax Estate Agents Million Pound Property Report
HALIFAX, England, September 20 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Halifax Estate Agents highlights that there has been an
almost three-fold increase in the number of million pound property sales in
England and Wales over the past five years. There were 6,170 home sales above
one million pounds over the year to June 2007. This compared to 2,249 one
million pound sales over the year to June 2002. There are now an estimated
88,000 homes valued above GBP1 million in England and Wales based on the
number of million pound sales in the past year. The Halifax Estate Agents
Million Pound Property Report tracks all residential property sales of at
least GBP1 million at a postcode district level in England and Wales using
data from the Land Registry. 2,098 post code districts have been examined.
Halifax is the UK's largest mortgages and savings provider and also publishes
the longest running monthly house price index in the UK.
For a copy of the full release - embargoed until 0001 hrs Saturday 20th
September
Please contact:
The the Press Office
pressoffice@halifax.co.uk
call +44-(0)-1422-333829
